Securing strip



E. L- BELL SECURING STRIP Nov. 20, 1956 Filed Sept. 29, 1952 [NA L. BELL INVENTOR. W

ATTORNEY 2,771,165 SECURING STRIP Elva L. Bell, Spokane, Wash. Application September 29, 1952, Serial No. 312,037 2 Claims. (Cl. 189-76) This invention relates to securing strips, it being one object of the invention to provide strips by means of which articles, such as weather stripping, may be secured in close proximity to a surface to be sealed.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved corner construction of the strip.

Another object of the invention lies in the provision of a securing strip which is adapted to hold a resilient weather strip and seal one or more adjoining surfaces.

Another object of the invention is to provide a securing strip adapted to hold a weather strip and including a packing strip sealed between the securing strip and its supporting surface.

Another object of the invention is to provide a securing strip which is simple in construction and capable of being manufactured at low cost.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation of a corner where portions of a strip join at right angle to each other;

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the corner construction;

Figure 3 is a transverse cross section as at lines 33 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a transverse cross section of a securing strip holding a weather strip in sealing against a door or other like surface;

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4 and showing a modified packing and weather strip;

Figure 6 is a transverse cross section of a securing strip further modified; and

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 4 showing a modified securing strip carrying a weather strip.

In Figure l the securing strip is illustrated as holding a window pane, which is indicated in general by the numeral 10, and has the usual sash 11 consisting of side rails and upper and lower cross rails. The strips are mounted along inner faces of the rails and are formed from an elongated flat strip of metal folded transversely at 14 and forming front and rear leaves 15 and 16, which diverge toward their free side edges. The front leaf 15 is bent outwardly at 17 and thence upwardly at 18, the two bends defining a laterally extending wall 19 and together with the rear leaf forming spaced front and rear jaws 2t) and 21. The free edges of the jaws are bent inwardly at an incline as at 22 and form lips extending the full length of the strips. Midway the width of rear leaf 16, I have provided a depression or groove 23 which extends longitudinally of the strip and is adapted to receive a packing strip 24 formed of resilient material such as oakum or spun rubber, and as securing screw 25 is passed through aligned openings 26 and threaded into the sash 11, the jaws and 21 are drawn toward each other, thus securing the pane 10 or weather strip 27 therebetween and simultaneously compressing packing strip 24 to seal between the securing strip and its supporting surface. Breather vents 28 may be cut in the strip at fold 14 if desired.

At the corner where the strip forms a right-angle junction, the outer or front leaves 15 are mitered or cut at an angle as at 29 and the inner or rear leaf of one strip is cut square transversely as at 30. The rear leaf of the other strip is left longer and is folded at 31 back upon nited States Patent 0 "ice the front leaf 15 and is cut away at 32 to admit the jaw 20 of front leaf 15, thus forming a socket 33, into which the square end 30 of the right angle piece may be inserted.

In Figure 4 I have shown the securing strip as holding a resilient weather strip of spun rubber and disposed to cause this weather strip to bear against the face of a door 34.

I n Figure 5 it will be seen that the securing strip omits the groove 23 and the strip is sealed against the supporting surface by means of an adhesive as at 35. The weather strip 27 is provided with a cloth or other suitable material sheath 36 which will prevent the strip from deteriorating and becoming stuck to the surface with which it seals.

Figure 6 indicates a further modification of the securing strip which has an adhesive 37 applied to the inside faces of the jaws 20 and 21, and this form uses the adhesive shown in Figure 5 between the securing strip and its supporting face when applying the strip.

In Figure 7 a further modified form of the invention is indicated by supplying arcuate lips 38 on the free edges of the jaws 20 and 21 and lengthening the front jaw 20 to dispose the arcuate lip 38 thereof outwardly of the lip 38 of the rear jaw 21, thereby pressing the weather strip 27 against the supporting surface indicated at 39 and also permitting the door 34 to seal against the outer face of the weather strip 27.

It will thus be seen that in every instance the securing strip is sealed against its supporting surface and also the weather strip is disposed to seal the face of the surface of a door or like article.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A securing strip of metal comprising an elongated strip folded transversely and forming leaves diverging toward their free side edges and formed with opposed openings through which screws are adapted to be placed to secure the strip and force the leaves toward each other to a gripping position, one said leaf being bent to form a laterally extending wall and outwardly thereof together with the other leaf defining spaced portions constituting jaws, said bent leaf being cut to form a miter joint of adjoining portions of the bent leaf at a right angle corner, the other said leaf being folded longitudinally in upwardly spaced relation to itself and in covering relation to the portion of said bent leaf between the fold forming said leaves and said laterally extending wall continually open breather vents in said strip, and a packing strip in a groove extending longitudinally of said second named leaf.

2. A corner construction for angularly meeting sections of securing strip having front and rear transversely diverging leaves shaped to define jaws at its free edges comprising mitered cooperating ends formed on said front leaf of each said section, said rear leaf being folded longitudinally in covering relation with said front leaf and having a cutaway portion adapted to receive the jaw of said front leaf, and said rear leaf folded portion being spaced from the balance of said rear leaf to form a socket to slidably receive the free end of the cooperating section,

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,704,314 Edwards et al. Mar. 5, 1929 1,834,031 Macklanburg Dec. 1, 1931 1,857,076 Zenker May 3, 1932 1,982,351 Phillips Nov. 27, 1934 2,035,862 Calcutt Mar. 31, 1936 2,114,617 Verhagen Apr. 19, 1938 2,266,973 Horton Dec. 23, 1941 2,637,422 Bell May 5, 1953 

